The Miami-Dade Police Department has released bodycam footage showing one of its officers wrangling an alligator with a strap in southern Florida.
He eventually manages to guide the strap around the animal’s neck, before it tries to escape. The officer eventually managed to tie the strap to a Miami-Dade police cruiser, saying in the video that the alligator now isn't going anywhere.police cruiser.
Wildlife officials estimated the gator to be around six to seven feet long and a local trapper took it away from the neighborhood, WSVN reports. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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